We got to go back to Walla Walla Convention this year. It was so nice to be there again. It's a small convention, and we love the homey - family feel of it. We heard many wonderful messages - many things to take to heart. The kids enjoyed getting to see friends there, too. (The panoramic view looks like the road curves - but it doesn't).
The Moores
The Moore Boys
King of the Camp Trailer - surveying his domain.
Marcia and Keaton hanging in the trailer between meetings.
Winston and his best friend Caleb. They were pretty inseparable. Here Caleb is playing with his rings, and Winston is squishing gnats. From day one they tried to wear clothes that looked similar - and they were running around telling everyone they were twins. One man asked how old they were - well, they're twins with a two-year difference! Twins at heart.
The boys on their benches. With a two-hour meeting in the morning, two-hour meeting in the afternoon and a one-hour meeting in the evening, these boys got quite acquainted with these benches. They did great. Notice Preston and Keaton got to sit on their own bench this year - they're growing up. Winston had a lot of bouncies through some of the meetings - which is to be expected - but he was good about being quiet so we all could listen.
Keaton in meditation pose - what a goof!
Best Buddies!
The boys with their good friend Evan.
Our very good friends Rob and Janelle,
who happen to be Evan and Caleb's parents.
One of the messages that I appreciated this year was shared by Jay Wicks. He spoke about time in Africa, and how many people are afraid of 'being eaten' by lions. But what they really need to be afraid of is the mosquitos - which seem small and unthreatening, but in reality kill many, many more people, with malaria, than the lions do. He likened this to how we often get caught up in being so worried and fearing of great disasters and war (things we really have no control over), but we don't fear the little things (that we do have control over) that eat at our spirit - bad thoughts, bad habits etc. We have way more to worry about dying spiritually because of those things than we have to worry about dying naturally. We can ask for help for those things that we can control - and what we can't control we can leave in Jesus hands.
There were so many wonderful messages - I could fill the whole blog up. Can't wait to go again!
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